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Your brain's age and your physical age are two VERY different things.

These 17 Trick Questions Will Reveal How Old Your Brain Actually Is

17 Trick Questions To Reveal Your Brain's Age

These 17 Trick Questions Are Infuriating, But They'll Reveal How Old Your Brain Actually Is

It's short!

Which five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?  


It's a ton!

Forwards I’m heavy, but backwards I’m not. What am I?

It's a promise!

It's an envelope!

What starts with "E" and ends with "E" but only has one letter in it?

It's incorrectly!

Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?

It's a fire!

If I drink, I die. If I eat, I’m fine. What am I?

It's a sponge!

What’s full of holes but can still hold liquid?

Even though it hadn't been discovered yet, it was still the highest mountain in the world.

It's Mt. Everest!

Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

It's nine!

If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what do four and five make?

It's a needle!

What has one eye but can’t see anything at all?

It's tomorrow!

What is always coming, but never arrives?

It's stairs!

What goes up and down but still remains in the same place?

It's a hole!

What gets bigger and bigger the more you take away from it?

After you add the one, it won't be empty anymore.

It's only one!

How many 6-inch by 6-inch books can you put in a 2-foot by 2-foot container, so that it's not empty anymore?

Every month has 28 days. Some also have more than 28 days.

It's 12!

How many months have 28 days in them? (Answer with a number.)  


The outside!

On which side of a chicken is there more feathers?

Hey, I told you it was the answer in the question!

It's how long!

And how long is the answer to this question...

I don't know how old you physically are, but your brain is forever stuck in its high school years. Some of these questions were really difficult (I mean, they don't call them "trick questions" for nothing), so don't feel too badly about your score. Your brain's age is still pretty standard across the board, so great job!

Your brain is 13–17 years old.

Your brain's age is definitely higher than most of the people's who took this quiz! In fact, you're probably one of the smartest people in your family. Great job, and congrats on your intellect!

Your brain is 25–32 years old.

I don't want to alarm you, but your brain is teetering on being middle-aged. Like, you've deffffinitely been through some things, and your brain shows it. In fact, I'd bet that you're the smartest person in your group of friends, and you probably graduated at the top of your class, right? Awesome job!

Your brain is 37–44 years old.

You're so wise, almost like an owl...or maybe even like Einstein...or maybe just someone much older than who you actually are. Either way, you aced this quiz with flying colors! Congrats!

These 17 Trick Questions Will Reveal How Old Your Brain Actually Is

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